Is that called a "Roku XD" or are you laughing at the notion of buying a Roku for your father? :-)
-- Espi On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Christopher Bodnar < [email protected]> wrote: > I just ordered a Roku XD for my father, if it's as good as it seems to be > from the reviews I've read, I'm leaning towards adding that to my setup > instead of switching to the Sony Blu-Ray player. From what I've read the > interface for the streaming services on the Sony isn't great, and there are > some quirks in the DLNA for streaming media files. > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > Technical Support III > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > > > > From: Benjamin Zachary <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > > > Date: 11/05/2011 10:44 PM > Subject: RE: OT: Streaming media device > ------------------------------ > > > > I was at one of my friends house who setup the little acer's with BluRay on > his main and living room TV's he is using some new Sony little keypad, very > nice, looked sort of like an xbox controller ... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Humphries [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:52 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device > > I was using thi sgyration mediacenter remote: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823172020 > > But I recently ditched those for these: > > > http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Wireless-Keyboard-removable-adjustable/dp/B00 > 4I4SSCQ > > They are awesome. plugnplay. The battery is like a cell phone battery and > you can charge the remote via USB. The keyboard is backlit. And my wife has > no "i don't know how to work this" issues because it is just a keyboard and > touchpad. > > Bill > > Rod Trent wrote: > > What do you use for a remote? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Humphries [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] > > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:28 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device > > > > i use old laptops on my TVs. > > > > Christopher Bodnar wrote: > > > >> List seems a little slow today so thought I would throw this out there. > >> > >> Currently I'm using Samsung Blue-Ray players as my streaming media > >> devices. Love them, but they are lacking a few media services that I > >> would like: > >> > >> Amazon VOD > >> Crackle > >> > >> I am able to do Amazon VOD with the Yahoo! App as a widget on my > >> newer Samsung LED. But there is still no Crackle app. So I was > >> looking at alternatives that would give me everything I want in one > >> device. Here is the wish list: > >> > >> NetFlix > >> Amazon Prime > >> VuDu > >> Crackle > >> HuLu+ > >> Blue-Ray player > >> DLNA > >> Wi-Fi built in > >> > >> As you can see my primary interest is in the streaming media services > >> (NetFllix, VuDu, etc....). From everything that I've seen the Sony > >> BDP-S580 will do all of this. Anyone else have a recommendation for a > >> single device? I know I can add a device to my setup such as a Roku > >> box that will give me the content I'm lacking, but I'd like to have a > >> single device and not add an additional piece of hardware to my > >> current setup. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > >> Technical Support III > >> Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life > >> Insurance Company of America > >> Email: [email protected] > >> Phone: 610-807-6459 > >> Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This > >> message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > >> privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable > >> law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you > >> are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > >> communication of this message is strictly prohibited. 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